i am anderson cooper. while the u.s. is the most expensive country when it comes to tkgiving birth, it s also th safest. the statistics are more dire when it comes to giving birth for black women. the question is why do black women face more risks when they go to the hospital to give birth? that s the question that cnn anchor and new mom, abby phillip, has been asking since the birth of her daughter two years ago. abby made unconventional choices when it came to her own childbirth experience, and since then she has been surprised to meet so many other women that made the same choices that she did. over the next hour she takes us to hospitals and birthing centers around the country to show us why more and more black women are turning away from traditional health care and finding other options when it comes to giving birth. hi. hi, baby. reporter: this is the sound of new life being brought into the world. the e kind o of momement mosostt women drdream of.. yet t this is
congressional leaders wrap up a new round of talks without a deal on raising the nation s debt limit. the president speaking out about the meeting just a short while ago as he scraps part of his overseas trip to keep the negotiations going. and a very disturbing new security lapse by the u.s. secret service. an intruder entering the home of biden s national security adviser, jake sullivan, undetected. we re taking a closer look at the growing threat to top american officials. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. tonight, air raid sirens have been blaring in the ukrainian capital of kyiv a day after a major new air assault by russia. moscow claiming it hit a critical target overnight, a u.s. patriot air defense missile system. cnn s sam kkiley s on the groun. what do we know about the strike by russia and the fate of that patriot system? reporter: tonight, wolf, the ukrainians say that
fraud, money laundering, theft of public funds, and making false statements, just some of the charges against congressman george santos. after spending the day in federal custody, he just pleaded not guilty to 13 counts. so what will speaker mckcarthy do? a major test at the southern border. patrols encountered more than 10,000 migrants on tuesday alone as pandemic restrictions come to an end, our reporters are speaking live with those families desperate to get cross. plus president biden hitting the road to sell his debt ceiling message saying america is not a dead beat nation. new details on ongoing negotiations with republicans as we close in on a crucial default deadline. we re following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to cnn news central. new york republican congressman george santos has pleaded not guilty to the 13 federal charges hes faces in court. prosecutors say his bond is set at $500,000, though his travel will be limite
ahead on cnn newsroom, north carolina s republican controlled legislature overrides democratic governor roy cooper s veto banning most abortions in that state after 12 weeks. gaps reportedly remain after the latest negotiations between the white house and republicans trying to head off a possible default on the u.s. debt. and ukraine says it successfully shot down six hypersonic missiles launched by russia, a claim moscow refutes. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. good to have you with us. we begin in north carolina, where the republican-led assembly moved to ban most abortions after 12 weeks, overriding a veto from democratic governor roy cooper. the vote in the state senate on tuesday was 30-20 along party lines. just hours later, the state house also voted 72-48 to do the same. governor cooper slammed the vote in a tweet, saying republicans are unified in their assault on women s reproductive freedom and vowed to fight back. the sta
hello, i m lucy gray, welcome to the programme. the metropolitan police in london says it understands that public concern about the arrest of 52 people trying to take part in demonstrations during the coronation of king charles. the met said it had received information that some protesters had been determined to disrupt the occasion. the head of the anti monarchy group republic, graeme smith, spent nearly 60 hours in police custody. there will be more coronation celebrations over the rest of the long weekend, stars including lionel richie katy perry, and take that will perform at a concert in windsor on sunday evening. that ll be in front of 20,000 people. there will also be numerous street parties across the uk, expected to take place for what is being called the coronation big lunch. some of these will be attended by members of the royal family. let s go live now to windsor. if yesterday was all about p°mp windsor. if yesterday was all about pomp and ceremony, today is abo